Laying in her hospital bed sleeping, Natalie was simply the most beautiful sight he had ever seen. Gone were most of the tubes and monitors that she had been hooked up to before he left, replaced by a nasal canula feeding her oxygen and a clamp that went on her finger which monitored her blood pressure and heart rhythm.

Leland met Monk and Preacher at the door and let them know that the doctors had given her the all clear and that they expected a full recovery. With a grateful smile on his face, Adrian walked over and pulled up a chair next to her bed. Preacher and Leland stayed at the back of the room.

"Oh, my beautiful Natalie." Adrian said as brushed her hair away from her face with his hand and kissed her on the forehead.

She stirred and then opened her eyes.

"Adrian." She said with a smile.

"I'm here…" He said. "…I'm not going anywhere. Just close your eyes and rest. Doctor says everything is going to be okay."

"But…Hauser…" she said.

"Shhhhhh…. Don't worry about him. He's dead. He can't bother us anymore." Adrian replied.

"The River." She said sleepily.

"He drowned in the River, yes." He responded.

"Limo. Rolled." She said.

"Yes. The limo rolled and went into the river." Adrian responded, stroking her head.

"Couldn't get…couldn't open door…. Couldn't breathe…drowning…. how… how was I saved?" she said with searching eyes.

"Well…uh…" Adrian said, fumbling.

"Monk rescued you, Natalie. He dove right into that river and pulled you out of the submerged vehicle, then he and I gave you CPR and saved your life." said Preacher.

"You…you jumped in the river?" she asked, concerned.

"Well…I…you, you were drowning. I couldn't just…" he said, searching for words.

"You're afraid of rivers." She said raising her hand and putting it on the side of his face.

"He wasn't then." Preacher said. "You should have seen him. Nothing was going to stop him."

"But, the germs…" she said. "Rivers are germy. You just jumped into…weren't you afraid?" she said perplexed. "How?"

"I wasn't afraid." Monk responded. "Not of the river. I was determined to not lose you."

"'Perfect love casteth out fear. – 1 John 4:18'" Preacher said.

"Awe. Adrian..." she said, looking at him in a manner that it was clear he had stolen her heart.

"Natalie, I would do anything for you." He said as she stroked his hair and he held her hands.

"You gave me CPR?" said Natalie.

"Yeah, me and Preacher." He replied.

"Who was on the mouth end?" she asked with a grin.

Adrian grinned sheepishly, "That, uh, that would be me."

"That didn't freak you out?"she teased.

Adrian moved his head around in a small figure 8 with a slight grimace on his face as if to say 'duh!' "Natalie, we've kissed several times. Why would I be afraid?"

"Because, you might get my cooooooties." She joked, reaching over and tickling his side.

He laughed and then looked at her with a smile and said, "I'll have you know, I've grown quite accustomed to those cooties and wouldn't trade them for the world."

He leaned in and gave her a small kiss on the lips "Rest, Natalie. You need to get your rest. I will be here when you wake up."

She smiled, mouthed a kiss his way, and closed her eyes.

After about a minute, Adrian quietly slid his chair away from the bed and went over to speak with Leland and Preacher.

"Did you get anything back from the phone records that Randy requested?" Monk asked.

"Yes, they're running the numbers right now." Said Stottlemeyer. "You know who did this?"

"I do. But we'll need those records as material evidence when we go to arrest him." Adrian replied.

"I'll call down to the station and have them delivered as soon as they come in." said Preacher.

It was 6:00 AM and Adrian had the distinct feeling that he was being watched as he slept hunched over in his chair with his head resting on the sheets beside her, he slowly opened his eyes and saw Natalie looking back at him smiling.

He smiled back at her as the two dreamily stared into each other's eyes for about 30 seconds.

"You sure are cute when you sleep." She said.

He laughed and shyly ducked his chin. "You're not so bad yourself."

After a few more seconds, he asked her "are you thirsty? Would you like me to see if they could get you some juice? Some ginger ale? Maybe a little something to eat?"

"I could eat a little. Thank you for thinking of me. You must be hungry. Should I have them bring you something?" she asked.

"No. Actually, I was going to meet with Preacher and Leland this morning. We have some loose paperwork to take care of." He said.

"Paperwork?" she narrowed her eyes. "What's the real story? Is there something you're not telling me about?"

"Natalie. Now why would I lie to you?" he asked.

"Why do you lie at other times?" she asked.

He feigned being aghast "I, I'm surprised that you would think, after all that…I mean, I drank river water for you." Suddenly his eyes grew wide and he looked sick. "I drank river water!" He jumped ran to the sink, franticly looking around. He found a small bottle of mouth wash and poured a copious amount in his mouth, furiously swishing and spitting into the sink.

"Anything, huh?" she said, amused.

"What?" he asked, looking back.

"You'd do anything for me?" she asked with a raised eyebrow.

Walking back over to her bed trying to look cool but reverting back to his head and shoulder tic, he said "Yes. I said I would do anything for you. I didn't tell you that I might have an order of preference." He replied.

"And river water consumption is pretty low in that order of preference?" she asked.

"Yeah. Right below drinking milk." He said with a cringe.

Natalie's breakfast arrived and the two flipped on the Television to see what was new in the news. The lead story was about the President's planned visit to Saudi Arabia the next week. Monk took notice. While the story played, Preacher walked into the room with Leland at 6:45 AM and told Monk, "Here are those papers you were interested in. We've identified the names on his list and there was one name he communicated with quite frequently. Let's see if it is a match for who you were thinking."

Monk took the paper and read the names. Then, he shook his head yes and began to smile.

" See, I told you, he's the guy!"

"Who's the guy?" asked Natalie, confused.

Just then, the TV announcer came on the air with an interview with Secretary of State Luis Fernandez who was giving the goals of the Saudi meeting and speaking in glowing terms of the President's plan. 'Secretary Fernandez flies out this morning to Riyadh to prepare the way for the President's visit next week." The announcer said.

Monk jumped up, "We've got to go! We've got to get to that airport right now!"

Leland grabbed his coat and Preacher grabbed his hat as they rushed towards the door.

Natalie said "Adrian?! Where are you going?"

"I'll explain later." Adrian replied, giving her a kiss on the head and straightening the straw in her juice. "I'll be back soon."